/*
 * Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Caucho Technology -- all rights reserved
 *
 * This file is part of Resin(R) Open Source
 *
 * Each copy or derived work must preserve the copyright notice and this
 * notice unmodified.
 *
 * Resin Open Source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * Resin Open Source is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, or any warranty
 * of NON-INFRINGEMENT.  See the GNU General Public License for more
 * details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with Resin Open Source; if not, write to the
 *
 *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 *   59 Temple Place, Suite 330
 *   Boston, MA 02111-1307  USA
 *
 * @author Scott Ferguson
 */

package javax.persistence.metamodel;

import java.lang.reflect.Member;

/**
 * Reflection model for a JPA attribute
 *
 * @since JPA 2.0
 */
public interface Attribute<X,Y> {
  public enum PersistentAttributeType {
    BASIC,
    ELEMENT_COLLECTION,
    EMBEDDED,
    MANY_TO_MANY,
    MANY_TO_ONE,
    ONE_TO_MANY,
    ONE_TO_ONE
  }

  public ManagedType<X> getDeclaringType();
  
  public Member getJavaMember();
  
  public Class<Y> getJavaType();
  
  public String getName();
  
  public PersistentAttributeType getPersistentAttributeType();
  
  public boolean isAssociation();
  
  public boolean isCollection();
}
